It’s going to be a long, wet, hot, hockeyless summer. The way we see it, you have two choices:

Spend the next five months (FIVE MONTHS, REALLY?!) in some dark corner balled up in the fetal positioning mumbling about perimeter shots.

Do fun/stupid stuff to take your mind off how sad and lonely you are without hockey.

The latter seems preferable from a mental health perspective, and we’re here to help! In partnership with the fine folks at RMNB, we’re proud to present the First Annual Brouwer Pouwer Generic-Photograph-Manipulation-Software Skills Contest™.

The theme for the inaugural edition of the contest is: What sign would Troy Brouwer take to warm-ups if the Brouwer Rangers were playing in a game? (Feel free to interpret this very broadly, including totally ignoring the theme.) Here’s an example to get your creative Brouwer Pouwer flowing:

You can poke fun at whomever you want inside or outside the Caps organization (aaachooooogeorgemcphee, aaachoooooadamoates – sorry, allergies), but remember what Ellen always says: Be kind to one another.